Wordsmyth – With a word list of over 50,000 words, an integrated thesaurus, and a clear, comprehensive style of displaying words, The Wordsmyth Dictionary/Thesaurus is a great site to bookmark!
Mighty Book – The mission of Mighty Book is to promote “Literacy, Creativity and the Power of Reading.” It offers online books, videos, music and more.
Web-Pop On-Line Books – Web-Pop Books, created by author Stephen Cosgrove, offers a variety of online and printable books for elementary students.
Aunty Math – Aunty Math presents math challenges that encourage thinking skills for students in grades K-5.
Clocks . Teaching Time – This resource, produced by the Franklin Institute Online Fellows, takes an educational look at timepieces in the collection of the Franklin Institute Science Museum
Cool Math – Cool Math is “designed for the pure enjoyment of mathematics.” This interactive site features games, puzzles, calculators, and lesson plans.
Math.com: The World of Math Online – Math.com: The World of Math Online is chock full of everything to do with math from the most basic to advanced topics. It includes homework help, calculators, games, practice, and much more.
Teach R Kids Math – This site provides online interactive math practice that covers a range of topics from simple to advanced for elementary school children.
AAA Math – Hundreds of pages of basic math skills to more advanced challenges.
Images of Insects — Do you need pictures of insects for a science project or paper?
Featured Creatures — Common and Scientific names for bugs in Florida…cool site!
Butterflies 2000: On the Wings of Freedom – This is a comprehensive site about butterflies created by an international team of three students for the ThinkQuest competition.
Dole 5 a Day – Highly interactive site from Dole Foods encourages kids to eat well.
Nutrition Cafe – This site offers students the opportunity to learn about nutrition in a fun, interactive way.
Nutrition Explorations – This site provides teachers, food-service professionals, and students with information and resources about nutrition, the Food Guide Pyramid, and healthful living.
No Cavities Club – The No Cavities Club is a site dedicated to healthy teeth. Dr. Bunny teaches children about oral hygiene with interactive games, stories, and art projects.
The Food Guide Pyramid – The Food Guide Pyramid was designed as an easy way to show the groups of foods that make up a healthy diet.
Sleep For Kids – Teaching kids the importance of sleep from the National Sleep Foundation
Social Studies
A Village Called Earth
Free Rice-For each word you get right, 10 grains of rice will be donated through the United Nations to help end world hunger.
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Social Studies
A Village Called Earth- Free Rice-For each word you get right, 10 grains of rice will be donated through the United Nations to help end world hunger.
- World Food Program Interactive Hunger Map- http://www.wfp.org/country_brief/hunger_map/map/hungermap_popup/map_popup.html
- Read to Feed – Children changing the World!
- Plan-UK Where We Work- Find out more about a country and read interesting stories from that area.
- Development and Health – Learn about why some countries have difficulty helping their people meet their basic needs
- United Nations- Literacy Slideshow
- http://www.oxfam.org.uk/coolplanet/kidsweb/wakeup/index.htm
- http://www.miniature-earth.com
- http://www.worldgeography.abc-clio.com/login.aspx
- National Geographic Kids
World Facts- Ben’s Guide to US Government for Kids – Learn all about the US Government
- Capitals.com — Very good information on world capitals and countries
- Atlapedia Online — Great way to find good information on any country
- Country Reports- great world encyclopedia of the nations… you will find anthems, flags and maps here
- Infoplease Countries of the World — Tremendous site…all kinds of neat information
- The Library of Congress Country Study — Need to know ANYTHING about any country?
- U.S. State Department Countries of the World — Wow!
- Countries and Regions — All kinds of cool facts about different countries
- World Facts – The World Fact Book. Detailed information about all countries.
- Unicef – Voices of Youth explore water related diseases
- Unicef – Voices of Youth explore schools around the world
- World Food Program – Hunger Map
- Food Force – Learn about Hunger
Where in the World